The Nugget Vol. XLIV No. 31 P OSTAL CUSTOMER News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon www.NuggetNews.com Hedrick takes reins as school board chair PRE-SORTED STANDARD ECRWSS U.S. POSTAGE PAID Sisters, OR Permit No. 15 Wednesday, August 4, 2021 Local youth exhibit at county fair... By Charlie Kanzig DA dismisses charges against spa owner Correspondent The Sisters School Board has installed Don Hedrick as its new chair. Hedrick, a long-serving member of the board, takes over for Jay Wilkins, whose term ended this year and who did not seek re-election to the board. David Thorsett was chosen as vice-chair. Hedrick, a retired school principal, is in his 11th year overall in serving on the board, including a previ- ous stint as chair from 2012 to 2016. Over a span of 34 years, Hedrick spent 25 in suburban Chicago as a PHOTO BY BILL BARTLETT Colter Habein took top honors for market beef at the Deschutes County Fair. His is one of 30 members of the Cloverdale Livestock Club, which has been helping young people develop through 4-H for decades. (See related story, page 4.) See HEDRICK on page 31 The Deschutes County District Attorney9s Office confirmed on Tuesday morn- ing, July 27, that they have declined to pursue criminal charges against Sisters spa owner Mike Boyle. Boyle, owner of Hop in the Spa in Sisters, was arrested on Wednesday, June 30, on charges of harassment, sex abuse, and performing illegal massage. Boyle told The Nugget that he intends to sue the State of Oregon, con- tending that the Deschutes County Sheriff9s Office filed a false affidavit in order to See BOYLE on page 23 Sisters students will have to mask this fall Sisters woman connects community Sisters students will have to mask up when they return to class at the end of the summer, under a new direc- tive from Governor Kate Brown. Last Thursday, July 29, Governor Brown directed the Oregon Health Authority and the Oregon Department of Education to create a rule to require masks indoors for K-12 schools statewide for the 2021-22 school year. The move is, according to the governor9s office,